How much can I recycle with Zero Waste Bags?
We acknowledge that embracing eco-friendly habits and increasing your recycling efforts may seem like an investment. However, our Zero Waste Bags offer exceptional value for money.
On average, users typically require only 4 small bags or 2 to 3 large bags annually for any specific waste stream, translating to a monthly cost of £7 to £10, depending on bag size and the type of rubbish recycled*.
Explore our informative chart to estimate how long it'll take you to fill a bag based on your unique habits.
![recycle tablet blister packs zero waste bag terracycle](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/ZWBag1.0-658_1_cropped.jpg?crop=center&height=201&v=1711018578&width=300)
Zero Waste Bag - Small
255 x 350mm; 3.5L of waste
Average fill time: 3 months*
£25.00
- Rubbish type Estimated units Average weight
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All plastic packaging 20 0.5 kg
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Empty medicine blister packs 150 0.2 kg
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Beauty products and packaging 51 0.7 kg
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Contact lenses and packaging 300 0.6 kg
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Crisp packets and snack wrappers 70 0.2 kg
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Fabrics and clothing 2-5 2.8 kg
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Food and drink Pouches 58 0.3 kg
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Non-electronic toys 9 0.8 kg
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Office supplies/ stationary 90 0.4 kg
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Oral care waste and packaging 94 0.5 kg
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Personal protective equiptment 16 0.3 kg
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Pet food packaging 22 0.7 kg
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Storage media 14 1.3 kg
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Water filters 9 0.1 kg
![large zero waste bag recycle plastic packaging](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10111551.png?crop=center&height=201&v=1704888804&width=300)
Zero Waste Bag - Large
600 x 590mm; 14L of waste
Average fill time: 4.5 months*
£39.00
- Rubbish type Estimated units Average weight
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All plastic packaging 80 1.7 kg
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Empty medicine blister packs 600 1.2 kg
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Beauty products and packaging 204 2.6 kg
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Contact lenses and packaging 1200 3.2 kg
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Crisp packets and snack wrappers 280 1 kg
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Fabrics and clothing 8-20 4.9 kg
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Food and drink Pouches 235 1.9 kg
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Non-electronic toys 36 2.1 kg
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Office supplies/ stationary 360 1.2 kg
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Oral care waste and packaging 376 1 kg
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Personal protective equiptment 113 1.9 kg
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Pet food packaging 90 4 kg
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Storage media 64 6.5 kg
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Water filters 30 0 kg
![recycle tablet blister packs zero waste bag terracycle](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/ZWBag1.0-658_1_cropped.jpg?v=1711018578&width=24)
![recycle beauty products small zero waste bag terracycle](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10111707.png?v=1711019033&width=24)
![recycle oral care with terracycle zero waste bag](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104124.png?v=1711019033&width=24)
![small zero waste bag recycle pill packs](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10140329.png?v=1711019033&width=24)
![request inpost qr code zero waste bag](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10140314.png?v=1711019033&width=24)
![send back zero waste bag terracycle](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104113.png?v=1711019033&width=24)
![recycle tablet blister packs zero waste bag terracycle](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/ZWBag1.0-658_1_cropped.jpg?v=1711018578&width=300)
![recycle beauty products small zero waste bag terracycle](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10111707.png?v=1711019033&width=300)
![recycle oral care with terracycle zero waste bag](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104124.png?v=1711019033&width=300)
![small zero waste bag recycle pill packs](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10140329.png?v=1711019033&width=300)
![request inpost qr code zero waste bag](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10140314.png?v=1711019033&width=300)
![send back zero waste bag terracycle](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104113.png?v=1711019033&width=300)
Zero Waste Bag - Small
Regular price £25.00
Dimensions: W255xH350mm, the bag expands to 40mm in the middle and holds approx. 3.5 L of waste.
Our small Zero Waste Bag takes an average of 3 months to fill based on customer return feedback. For more accurate results of units per bag/type of rubbish collected click here.
With Zero Waste bags choose to recycle one of 14 different types of rubbish listed below:
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- Your Zero Waste Bags will be shipped to you through Royal Mail within 5 working days. No need for you to be home to collect them!
- Keep your Zero Waste Bag in a dry place away from wet surfaces.
- Send back your full bags with InPost. Check your nearest locker location here.
- Make sure to only collect one type of rubbish per bag and drop off one bag per locker.
Great way to recycle but it is a bit costly.
So far so good! They're easy to order, and easy to use. I prefer this to general supermarket plastic recycling because I can have confidence it's being recycled properly. The bags will last us ages, except for soft plastic recycling, so next time I'll be getting a large bag!
Expensive for a flat envelope - hardly holds any pill cases. 😂
I love feeling I am helping in a small way to recycle properly.
This is my second zero waste bag, I use mine to recycle blister packs as there's nowhere around here that does it. I love that I can recycle these as I get through quite a few every month and hate throwing them away! The bags are a bit pricey but even the small bags are surprisingly spacious so they do last a while before they're full.
![large zero waste bag recycle plastic packaging](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10111551.png?v=1704888804&width=24)
![large recycling bag flexible plastics](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104156.png?v=1706697914&width=24)
![large zero waste bag open](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104138.png?v=1706697914&width=24)
![recycle pet food packaging large zero waste bag](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10140810.png?v=1706697914&width=24)
![return zero waste bag with inpost](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104208.png?v=1706697914&width=24)
![send back zero waste bag with inpost qr code](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-11102349.png?v=1706697914&width=24)
![large zero waste bag recycle plastic packaging](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10111551.png?v=1704888804&width=300)
![large recycling bag flexible plastics](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104156.png?v=1706697914&width=300)
![large zero waste bag open](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104138.png?v=1706697914&width=300)
![recycle pet food packaging large zero waste bag](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-10140810.png?v=1706697914&width=300)
![return zero waste bag with inpost](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-31104208.png?v=1706697914&width=300)
![send back zero waste bag with inpost qr code](http://zerowastebag.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/Screenshot2024-01-11102349.png?v=1706697914&width=300)
Zero Waste Bag - Large
Regular price £39.00
Dimensions: W600xH590mm, the bag expands to 40mm in the middle and holds approx. 14 L of waste.
Our large Zero Waste Bag takes an average of 4.5 months to fill based on customer return feedback. For more accurate results of units per bag/type of rubbish collected click here.
With Zero Waste bags choose to recycle one of 14 different types of rubbish listed below:
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- Your Zero Waste Bags will be shipped to you through Royal Mail within 5 working days. No need for you to be home to collect them!
- Keep your Zero Waste Bag in a dry place away from wet surfaces.
- Send back your full bags with InPost. Check your nearest locker location here.
- Make sure to only collect one type of rubbish per bag and drop off one bag per locker.
I was really pleased to find a way to recycle pill blister packs again. I bought the large size as I had stock-piled blister packs since the sponsored initiative ceased but it is only half full at the moment. Hovever, we have a lot in this hosehold so it will fill quite quickly.
The sponsored scheme was free to use (great) and I think the cost of the bags is quite high but I recognise that the cost of recycling is also high.
Luckily, I live quite close to a drop off point so it should be easy to send the bag back when full.
My first impression of using my Zero Waste bag is that I didn’t realise how much plastic wast I still threw away, even after dealing with bread bags etc to supermarket, No.5 plastic to recycler and bottles etc to the Council. This means I’ll probably need more bags than I thought or try harder to reduce my plastic use.
Had it a couple of weeks so haven’t yet been through the return process, but seeing a significant difference in what was going into our landfill bin. I think we will manage to get a lot of plastic into it!
I think my only issue, is the we need some kind of holder to put the bag in as we just keep moving it around the kitchen.
Quite pricey but hopefully it will take the three months to fill the guide suggests.
Great idea!
These bags are great and the terra cycle system works really well.
*Based on our customers' feedback. Estimated units and average fill time are strictly estimates and can vary based on an individual customer’s usage habits.